Welcome to The Radar, a Sky Sports column in which Nick Wright uses a blend of data and opinion to shed light on need-to-know stories from up and down the Premier League. This week:

💨 Did Villa provide the Haaland blueprint?
🔴 Has criticism of Van Dijk been overblown?
🔍 A player to watch this weekend

How do you stop Haaland?

On Sunday at the Etihad Stadium, Liverpool will try to do something only two out of 17 sides have managed this season: stop Erling Haaland from scoring. His goal tally for club and country already stands at 27. And there are six months of the campaign left to play.

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Jamie Carragher explains why Haaland is Arsenal's biggest title threat

The numbers are ludicrous, even by his standards. Haaland is averaging nearly two goals per 90 minutes. He is in the form of his life. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola feels he is performing at the level of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Haaland himself rejected the comparison before Manchester City's Champions League meeting with Borussia...